A Meteor Returns for a Victory Lap   24 Aug 2007 15:32 GMT
This year’s Best of Show winner at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance was no stranger to the Monterey peninsula.
Source: NY Times

U.S. Automakers Could Use a Gadfly Like Axel Friedrich   24 Aug 2007 10:46 GMT
He drives German automakers crazy. His latest antic was to hire four engineering students to reduce the emissions on a Volkswagen Golf without undercutting safety or performance. Trouble is, he did this without the approval or the knowledge of Volkswagen's...
Source: wired.com

Back from the Grave: the New Delorean   24 Aug 2007 10:17 GMT
You still see them on the roads occasionally. And now an entrepreneur in Texas is taking orders for the new Delorean, which he plans to begin building at two per month--mostly from leftover parts. It will sell for $57,500, roughly...
Source: wired.com

Battery-Powered Cop Car Unveiled, Charges Pending   23 Aug 2007 21:16 GMT
The tiny town of Connellsville, Pennsylvania has unveiled the country's first fully electric police cruiser. Cleverly disguised as a 2000 Chevrolet Impala, Connellsville's robo-cruiser prototype was created by the Pennsylvania-based electronic-warfare specialist, Coherent Systems International. Coherent — which funded the...
Source: wired.com

Ignition Interlock Gets Pushback, Walks Tightrope with Consumers   23 Aug 2007 20:55 GMT
Ignition interlocks-- technologies that prevent people from driving drunk--are meeting some unlikely hurdles. Sober people, for example. Some 80 percent of all American drivers drink very lightly or not at all. Automakers warn that these consumers will resist any technology...
Source: wired.com

2 G.M. Brands, a Similar Car, but Very Different Results   23 Aug 2007 14:56 GMT
The Pontiac Solstice and the Saturn Sky are automotive fraternal twins, but one definitely has the edge in popularity.
Source: NY Times

Pond Scum Makes Good: Algae as Jet Fuel   22 Aug 2007 21:07 GMT
A team from Arizona State University, backed by a $6.7-million award from the U.S. government, is looking into the feasibility of producing JP-8 military jet fuel from biological sources—specifically, algae. Lead by researchers Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfield, who together...
Source: wired.com

Are Europe's Carbon Caps a Con?   22 Aug 2007 14:36 GMT
Nearly everyone seems to cheer a market-based cap-and-trade system for emissions. And Europe, as usual, leads the way. But a closer look at the numbers shows how politics taints the end results. It's true that the United States emits more...
Source: wired.com

For Transportation Infrastructure, Small Is Often Great   19 Aug 2007 16:51 GMT
We mustered the political will to fix levees around the nation after Hurricane Katrina sacked New Orleans. There was a brief flurry of bipartisan support for fixing structurally deficient bridges after the collapse of the I35 bridge in Minneapolis. Proactive...
Source: wired.com

Around the Block: Pocket Rocket With a Gee Factor   18 Aug 2007 03:18 GMT
Nissan’s Sentra Spec V is decked out with a rear spoiler, bright red seat belts and 17-inch alloy wheels — sort of a pocket rocket squared.
Source: NY Times